Tokyo is INSANE!!!
After spending 11 hours between a sweet and tiny Thai old lady and a English professor in Korea (and behind 3 of the most Jersey boy-ish meat heads), I landed in Tokyo safe and tired three days ago. Since then it has been .. uh... crazy. We stayed in a posh hotel in the Shinjuku area; a fun, neon-lighted neighborhood with bars, restaurants, and convenient shops. Our first full day in Tokyo was sadly filled with lectures lasting from early morning to the evenings. JET kids are a bit interesting. They kind of fall into two categories. The first are those who come to Japan because, frankly, what else are they supposed to do with their lives. Especially since the JETs during this orientation were alternates, backups. Some were told two or three weeks ago to drop whatever they were doing in their home countries because there was a spot open to come to Japan. The other type are those obsessed with Japan, study it, love it, and will do anything to live it. (and for the most part fairly socially uncomfortable?) There are those in the middle too, those who love Japan but can hold a convo too, but the orientation and reception became pretty entertaining maybe just for the people watching. The second night me, my roomie, some others, and a couple of PA's (prefectural advisors.. think collge RA's but for the prefecture) went to a nearby tower to look down upon the miles and miles of lights and buildings of Tokyo. After, we utlized the no-open container law and tryed out some of Japan's convenient store alcoholic beverages in the gardens next to our hotel (with a Aussie, Irishman, and Brit.. trouble much?). Overall... i like tokyo.
so i would post pictures but this page is in japanese.. so i have no idea how.. they will come soon (be patient dre)
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